20 places to travel to before everyone else does

Contiki asked 1,800 of their #wanderlust travellers where they want to travel to this year here are the top 20 picks

If you have been bitten by the #wanderlust travel bug you will agree that there is no experience quite like travelling to open up your eyes and mind to the wonder of our world - that is until you find yourself weaving through overcrowded streets of fellow tourists and unable to make a restaurant reservation at the cities' best eats. The overpopulation of travelling hotspots has resulted in the emergence of a new trend among travellers in 2018; young people are ditching the stock-standard holiday locations in preference of lesser known (but equally amazing) cities and places.

Contiki asked 1,800 travellers where they would most like to travel to this year and have revealed their 20 best picks; think colourful Moroccan streets and otherworldly mud pools. And while of course discovering some of the world's best kept secrets is deeply fulfilling, there is also a satisfying smugness that comes with travelling to these relatively untouched destinations before everyone else does. Check out the full list (& what you need to do there!) below.

Jasper, Canada

See - Maligne Lake. With its startling blue water, this is one of the most photographed places in the world, and for good reason.